Pashinyan: Simultaneous membership of Armenia in the EU and the EAEU…

Pashinyan: Simultaneous membership of Armenia in the EU and the EAEU is impossible.

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Armenia recognizes the impossibility of simultaneous membership in both the EAEU and the EU.
The statement was made by Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on August 7, 2024.
The event took place during a meeting of the Eurasian intergovernmental committee in Cholpon-Ata, Kyrgyzstan.
Pashinyan emphasized that the 2025 law on initiating EU accession aims to create an alternative for Armenia.
Armenia considers strengthening cooperation with EAEU member states as a foreign policy priority.
Pashinyan stressed that a referendum on EU membership cannot be held without prior institutional preparation.
Armenia must submit an official application to the EU and obtain candidate status before a referendum.
Pashinian stated that relations between EAEU members and third countries should not be seen as a zero-sum game.

Pashinian said that holding a referendum without a clear alternative would be disrespectful to the people and illegitimate. — fontanka
Pashinyan noted that the existence of alternatives helps develop the competitiveness and attractiveness of the EAEU. — interfax
Pashinian told Putin on July 27 that 'the era of no alternatives is over' and warned of the 'beginning of the end of the EAEU' if export restrictions are not resolved. — kommersant
The EU reportedly demands that Armenia reduce Russian business presence in strategic sectors, sever humanitarian ties with Russia, and suppress internal opposition to this course. — vm
Russia's Foreign Intelligence Service warned that the EU's demands could trigger a deep economic crisis in Armenia if Armenia leaves the EAEU. — vm